Zach Franklin in to see if he can get a save.

5 minutes ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said:

Zach Franklin in to see if he can get a save.

Or score a zyn.

1, 2, 3 .Franklin gets the save ! 

Winner winner enjoy your dinner ! 

Final: White Sox 12 Seattle 10 !!

Lots of "first outing of spring" type performances from the arms, nice for the bats to be able to hit around it.

12 runs on 16 hits and 6 walks against 5ks (only 1 from the starters)

1 hour ago, WestEddy said:

I think a good 4 guys in the starting lineup don't make the team out of camp, but it's nice to see the starters putting up runs instead of our AAA guys against A-ball pitchers. 

4 is probably right. Could even be 5 if neither Mead, Hill ,Wade , Antonacci & Murray don't make the 26.

Camilletti and Tanner Murray trying to not get lost in the Antonacci-amore. Mead, Sosa and Baldwin with good-looking lines. 

4 minutes ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said:

4 is probably right. Could even be 5 if neither Mead, Hill ,Wade , Antonacci & Murray don't make the 26.

Mead, Quero, Hays, Sosa, Hill and Baldwin. None of those guys would be a surprise if they came north. I don't think both Mead and Hill make the team together. I don't think there's a spot for either of them. 

 

21 minutes ago, Autumn Dreamin said:

Lots of "first outing of spring" type performances from the arms, nice for the bats to be able to hit around it.

12 runs on 16 hits and 6 walks against 5ks (only 1 from the starters)

Sox were more clutch with 6  2 out RBI compared to 3 for M's. 

Sox also 6 for 18 with RISP compared to M's 3 for 17.

Edited February 25Feb 25 by CaliSoxFanViaSWside

Fegan's pre-game notes

Pregame notes: Anthony Kay Cactus League debut - Sox Machine

- Kay sits 93-95
- C. Monty to play Wed, Pereira still getting better
- Venable wants Sosa to play more 3B
- Mune and 10-D to get time at DH in-season, complicating Quero and Teel's DH time

10 minutes ago, WestEddy said:

Mead, Quero, Hays, Sosa, Hill and Baldwin. None of those guys would be a surprise if they came north. I don't think both Mead and Hill make the team together. I don't think there's a spot for either of them. 

 

Depends if they go with 3 catchers .OF should be 10D, Acuna,Baldwin, Hays maybe Hill. 

Tanner Murray's looked good so far. Kelenic & Peraira will get their looks too. 

Edited February 25Feb 25 by CaliSoxFanViaSWside

3 minutes ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said:

Depends if they go with 3 catchers .OF should be 10D, Acuna,Baldwin, Hays maybe Hill. 

Tanner Murray's looked good so far.

They'd have to DFA or IL Pereira in that case. They're bringing Pereira back from his oblique slowly, so maybe he doesn't really play for a couple of weeks. 

 

MLBTR story today that the Yankees are looking for a RHH bat at catcher or OF. Korey Lee plays both!!

Edited February 25Feb 25 by WestEddy

4 minutes ago, WestEddy said:

They'd have to DFA or IL Pereira in that case. They're bringing Pereira back from his oblique slowly, so maybe he doesn't really play for a couple of weeks. 

 

MLBTR story today that the Yankees are looking for a RHH bat at catcher or OF. Korey Lee plays both!!

I added (edited) a Pereira & Kelenic sentence to the end of that post . 

9 minutes ago, WestEddy said:

Fegan's pre-game notes

Pregame notes: Anthony Kay Cactus League debut - Sox Machine

- Kay sits 93-95
- C. Monty to play Wed, Pereira still getting better
- Venable wants Sosa to play more 3B
- Mune and 10-D to get time at DH in-season, complicating Quero and Teel's DH time

Didn't Sosa snag a bullet towards the line deep at 3rd  and make a perfect throw today? Wasn't sure who was playing 3rd for that one. 

13 minutes ago, WestEddy said:

Fegan's pre-game notes

Pregame notes: Anthony Kay Cactus League debut - Sox Machine

- Kay sits 93-95
- C. Monty to play Wed, Pereira still getting better
- Venable wants Sosa to play more 3B
- Mune and 10-D to get time at DH in-season, complicating Quero and Teel's DH time

So stupid. Should just eat Beni's salary and ship him to some team that needs a lefty platoon bat. Also, Sosa does not have the arm for 3B. We've been over this. He can hide it at 2nd. He can't at 3rd. He's a perfectly fine 2B defensively other than the brain farts, which aren't going to go away at 3rd.

12 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:

So stupid. Should just eat Beni's salary and ship him to some team that needs a lefty platoon bat. Also, Sosa does not have the arm for 3B. We've been over this. He can hide it at 2nd. He can't at 3rd. He's a perfectly fine 2B defensively other than the brain farts, which aren't going to go away at 3rd.

He played negative defense, as per FanGraphs last year, but he was ranked 23rd out of 30. for 2B over 200 PAs. Not the absolute worst. 

5 minutes ago, WestEddy said:

He played negative defense, as per FanGraphs last year, but he was ranked 23rd out of 30. for 2B over 200 PAs. Not the absolute worst. 

He's like half a win below average at 2nd with the glove. I think he might be 3 wins above average with the bat at 2B. We'll see how he does. My thoughts on him at third are based on my own scouting of him on the 2024 Seattle trip. He played there that night and was a disaster. His arm just won't allow it imo.

Like the fact the Sox stole four bases.

Don't like the fact they are letting Sosa a defensive liability play at third base (or anywhere in the field for that matter.)

Guy is a DH.

 

 

7 minutes ago, Lip Man 1 said:

Like the fact the Sox stole four bases.

Don't like the fact they are letting Sosa a defensive liability play at third base (or anywhere in the field for that matter.)

Guy is a DH.

 

 

It's spring training. They like his bat except for his walk rate  and are trying to make him more useful and/or tradeable .  Guys can get better at D . 

8 minutes ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said:

It's spring training. They like his bat except for his walk rate  and are trying to make him more useful and/or tradeable .  Guys can get better at D . 

True they can but I don't know about the part when it comes to "baseball-intelligence" shall we say with him either.

9 minutes ago, Lip Man 1 said:

True they can but I don't know about the part when it comes to "baseball-intelligence" shall we say with him either.

Maybe that gets overblown too. I think with you have a mid 20s hitter capable of 30 HR's he needs time to get comfortable . But his value has to increase quickly as does Vargas' & Meidroth because more infielders are coming. Antonacci, Bonemer, Roch C*. & Carlson.( farthest away)

* Not yet but a high probability. 

1 hour ago, chitownsportsfan said:

So stupid. Should just eat Beni's salary and ship him to some team that needs a lefty platoon bat. Also, Sosa does not have the arm for 3B. We've been over this. He can hide it at 2nd. He can't at 3rd. He's a perfectly fine 2B defensively other than the brain farts, which aren't going to go away at 3rd.

Yeah. Especially if he has another slow start. That said, he is due to come out of the gate with a few hits.

1 hour ago, chitownsportsfan said:

So stupid. Should just eat Beni's salary and ship him to some team that needs a lefty platoon bat. Also, Sosa does not have the arm for 3B. We've been over this. He can hide it at 2nd. He can't at 3rd. He's a perfectly fine 2B defensively other than the brain farts, which aren't going to go away at 3rd.

The Sox had to trade Robert and his $20 million just to finish their offseason, which is sad enough as it is.  No way is Jerry going to eat the majority of Benintendi’s $31 million remaining so he can play for another team for the next two years.

Edited February 25Feb 25 by WhiteSox2023

as of right now, Sox have scored the most runs of any team in Spring Training (40). Yankees 2nd with 38, PIT with 37, SEA with 36

1 hour ago, chitownsportsfan said:

So stupid. Should just eat Beni's salary and ship him to some team that needs a lefty platoon bat. Also, Sosa does not have the arm for 3B. We've been over this. He can hide it at 2nd. He can't at 3rd. He's a perfectly fine 2B defensively other than the brain farts, which aren't going to go away at 3rd.

That would really help.
But the Sox still owe him $30 mill and it would probably take at least $20mill to move him. Madness!

 

40 minutes ago, GreenSox said:

That would really help.
But the Sox still owe him $30 mill and it would probably take at least $20mill to move him. Madness!

 

largest total contract Jerry has ever given out.